Not testing every minute

[BradHouser]

I have over one hundred different ping tests that should run every minute. The actual tests are running about every 10 minutes. Am I asking too much of the system? % CPU is under 10%, most of the time around 3-5%. There is plenty of memory and the network is doing fine. HM Monitor says it is at 5.34 tests per second, which seems low. I am running in a VMware virtual machine.

Any suggestions for troubleshooting?

Brad Houser

[KS-Soft Europe]

Ping test interval is set to 1 min, however test runs every 10 min?
Could you please check if this test has defined Master test?
My be test has assigned Action like "change test interval"?
Have you checked Auditing tool (menu View -> Auditing tool)? Any errors?

[BradHouser]

No master test defined. No change test interval. No errors in auditing tool for this test.

[KS-Soft Europe]

Could you please enable private log for this test with Full mode using Test properties dialog?

[BradHouser]

[BradHouser]

I am not sure if I set it up correctly. There is no private log file.


Here is the export of the test:

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;- HostMonitor`s export/import file -
;- Generated by RCC 4.90 at 9/18/2014 5:20:46 PM -
;- Source file: C:\ProgramData\HostMonitor\SAM.hml -
;- Generation mode: Selected_Tests -
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


; ------- Test #01 -------


Method = Ping
;--- Common properties ---
DestFolder = Monitor Root\Branch Operations\LAX\LAX-Network\
Title = Ping: lax-ap1 - 10.11.96.31
Comment = Ping 10.11.96.31
RelatedURL =
NamePattern = %methodname%: lax-ap1 - %host%
CmntPattern = Ping %host%
ScheduleMode= Regular
Schedule = 7 Days, 24 Hours
Interval = 600
Alerts = email IT Network - 3 bad
ReverseAlert= No
UnknownIsBad= Yes
WarningIsBad= Yes
UseCommonLog= Yes
PrivateLog = C:\Users\bhouser\lax_ping.txt
PrivLogMode = Full
CommLogMode = Default
;--- Test specific properties ---
Host = 10.11.96.31
Timeout = 2000
Retries = 4
MaxLostRatio= 100
DisplayMode = time
DontFragment= No

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Exported 1 items

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[KS-Soft]

>ping tests that should run every minute. The actual tests are running about every 10 minutes
>Interval = 600

You set test interval to 10 min (600 sec), that's why test is performed every 10 min

Regards
Alex

[BradHouser]

[BradHouser]

For grins I tried changing the interval to 10 min, clicking apply, then changing it back to 1. The exported interval is now 60. This is nuts. I have over 500 tests that I no longer have confidence in.

[KS-Soft Europe]

You may simply create View with "Select items using expression" filter and expression like the following:
'%Interval_Min%'=='10'
Additionally, you may specify test method and enable "Include subfolders" option.
With this settings you may display all Ping test items with interval 10 min, then select them all and change interval for all selected items at once.

[KS-Soft]

Are you using "Change test interval" action?
HostMonitor version?

Regards
Alex

[BradHouser]

[KS-Soft]

[BradHouser]

[KS-Soft]

No, this is file where do you store your test list.
Use Windows Search function or just check HostMonitor main window title, it shows path to the file

Regards
Alex